Sorry to rehash this like a year later, I only recently finished my first playthrough—and immediately started my second lmao
But playing this second time, I chose a new (to me) dialogue option when the envoy is first getting to know Kai, and unlocked a line with a tiny nugget of more data toward his age:
Kai: "I joined up with the Rauataian navy as soon as I was old enough. I was part of our campaign to establish a foothold in the Deadfire Archipelago."
Envoy: "That must have been before you restyled yourselves as the Royal Deadfire Company."
Kai: "Not that long before, but yeah."
Important to note that his tone's a bit snippy when he says that last line, like he knows the envoy is teasing him about being old (Dess was, but hey, he wasn't supposed to notice). I took that to mean that it was quite some time before; also I don't think he ever refers to having been "in/with the Company" when he talks about those days. So I think he deserted before the name was changed, or very soon after—short enough that he never got into the habit of calling it that.
So, according to the wiki, Rauatai's campaign in the Deadfire began in 2758, and the name was changed in 2814. Going by that life phases chart, aumaua become/are considered young adults at 21, which I would think is the youngest they'd be allowed to join the navy (maybe they can start some training younger than that, but it doesn't seem like they're so desperate for troops they're allowing children to fight or anything). So the absolute youngest he could be—if he joined up right at 21, served for like a couple of days I guess, the company got renamed and he immediately deserted—is 38? This doesn't leave a whole lot of wiggle room for the about-10 years of mercenary work, getting to Thirdborn, meeting (and falling in love with, and losing) Tama, and 6 years in Paradis, but I guess it's technically possible. I don't find it likely.
Especially since he says he was in the Deadfire "to establish a foothold". That reads, to me, like he was there at the beginning of the campaign, or near to it. Avowed takes place in 2831; if he was in the Deadfire at the very beginning, and if he did join up right at 21, then the oldest he can be—is 94. I...also don't find this very likely lmao. Again, technically possible, but I don't think he'd be making "I sound like my grandpa" jokes and running around fighting gods and monsters with the envoy & co if he really was that close to the "venerable" end of the life span chart 😅
So all in all, maybe this isn't very helpful! But maybe someone else will get something out of this, I hope! I thought it was interesting at least, and useful to have an age range to somewhat narrow things down to. And 48 certainly fits within that range!
I think I personally read him a little older, maybe 60 or so, because a lot of his little comments about having achey knees and whatnot feel very "guy who's just realizing he's middle aged now and is mad about it" to me. And he has a line, I think when you ask what he thinks of Giatta, where he wistfully says "I remember being her age", or something like that, and it made me read him as at a different life stage than she is at 30. Plus I just like the idea of my 100+ year old elven envoy feeling like they're robbing the cradle by dating a middle aged fishman 💁🏽
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